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1/19/2007 10:13:24 AM EDT
On your 16 inch carbines where do you all place your lights? I have a DD 7"

rail...a Tango Down VFG right in the middle 6 o'clock between b25 and b19..Why

do you put your lights where you do?...Right now all I have is the light with a pressure

switch in the VFG...I want an eotech on top of the rifle and want a laser device at the

12 o'clock posistion on the forend. I wanted to know about the lights because I'm

about to decide and cut my rail covers accordingly. Thanks
1/19/2007 12:15:36 PM EDT
[#1]
I'm right handed.  I like my light at 2 o'clock.  The beam doesn't strike the wall/obstacle when I'm pieing a weak side corner, and when I roll the rifle 90 degrees to the left to pie a strong side corner the beam still clears the corner of the wall/obstacle.
1/19/2007 12:36:41 PM EDT
[#2]
When using the pressure pad I'd say it has the most to do with being left or right handed.  I would say put it on the rail opposite the side that contacts your body when slung (3 or 9).  I am right handed so my light is on the 3:00 rail.  This leaves the 9:00 free to lay flat on my side, and does not interfere with my side sling adaptor.

As far as the positioning on that side, I like to set the light as far down the rail as possible to give me less shadowing from the barrel.
1/19/2007 4:38:09 PM EDT
[#3]
I'm also right handed and I usually mount my lights at 1, 3, 4 and 6 o'clock positions.

I use a pressure pad when using the 1 o'clock position, with the other locations I prefer just the cap switch.

Sometimes I use my FSB mounted light mount when using a backup light at 11 and 1 o'clock.
1/20/2007 7:57:41 AM EDT
[#4]
I'm right handed and use a railed forearm with a TDVG so I mount my light with the end cap of the light even with where I have the VG mounted so I can use my thumb to turn on the light.  If your using just a tape switch it really doesn't matter where you mount just as long as it's not in the way of anything else
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